Technical Session IV – Defence and Strategic Studies ( Geo Politics)

Chairperson

Mr Anushka Wijesinhe
Competitiveness and Regulatory Policy Unit, Institute of Police Studies of Sri Lanka

Introduction of the Chair

Preliminary Remarks by the Chair

VRP Maddumage
The Culture as a Factor of Migration; A Case Study of Sri Lankan Migration to India (2006 -2009)

M Ranmuthugala and R Amarasinghe
Strategic Engagement - Diplomacy as the Way Forward: Getting from Failed State to Asian Tiger

YABM Yahampath
Contemporary Indian Ocean Strategic Competition and its Effect on Sri Lankan National Security

DD SamaragunarathnaChina’s Contemporary Relations with Southeast Asia: Problems and Prospects

DGN SanjeewaniThe Legacy of Post-Colonial and Nation-Building Process and Its Impact on the Protracted Refugee Situation in India